Enforce laws and more severe repercussions to deal with cyber bullying

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

With social media becoming the main portal for people to share their lives with others, cyber bullying is on the increase. Yet cyber bullies do not realise that their actions can cause people to react in different ways, sometimes resulting in suicide. Cyber bullies must face harsher punishments.

With self harming and suicide on the rise, social media truly does play a part with it being noted that all teenagers who socialise online will come across cyber bullying at least once. However, it is not just teenagers who are subjected to this online torture, with the internet becoming the new venue to host the modern day witch hunt. It is time that cyber bullies were held accountable and suitably sentenced for their actions.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the issue you raise is not the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. The UK Government and Parliament are not responsible for enforcing laws - that's the responsibility of the police and the courts.

You could start a petition asking Parliament to change the law, to make cyber-bullying a criminal offence, with specific minimum punishments for those convicted.

Timeline

28 Apr 2016	Petition opened for signatures
3 May 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 3 May 2016

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